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Looking Ahead to the Week of March 22 – 28, 2025
The Senate is beginning its two-week break, during that time session is not scheduled. The House is scheduled to meet next Tuesday – Thursday, before beginning its two-week break.
Five Things We’re Reading
Below are some articles the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. Five Years On: The Countries That Never Locked Down for Covid-19 – Now that were five years past the start of the pandemic, was the...
Last Week on the MLC Blog
Over the past week, we covered these topics on the MLC Blog… The House Finance Committee reported legislation reducing the state income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%, effective January 1, 2025. The House Elections Integrity Committee reported a proposal that would...
Income Tax Reduction Moves
The House Finance Committee reported legislation reducing the state income tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%, effective January 1, 2025. Key Points: House Bill 4170 was introduced by Representative Kathy Schmaltz (R-Jackson). In 2015, legislation was signed into law by...
Committee Moves Voting Reforms
On a party-line vote, the House Elections Integrity Committee reported a proposal that would require a resident to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote, among other changes. Key Points: HJR B was introduced by Representative Bryan Posthumus...
Senate Democrats Unveil Proposal
Members of the Senate Democratic caucus announced their proposal, aimed at “laying the foundation for a strong future for children and parents,” according to their press release. The proposal has a multi-angled approach: A $5,500 Working Parents Tax Credit for...

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